SISD bids up for 1.865 million improvement program
Silsbee Independent School District plans renovations and a new administration building funded by bonds. The board reviews specifications by Augie Saxe and approves a cleaning bid from Khem Klean Co. Read Turrentine campus will host a new special education unit. Administrative salaries for 16 staff are set.
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Silsbee Independent School District
Sisd Board of Trustees
SISD
Raymond Tennison
Silsbee
C. B. Stevens
Stevens
Debra Lee Rodrigues
Silsbee High School
John Meade
Tennison
U.S. Navy
Steven
Khem Klean Co
Beaumont
Read-Turrentine
SHS
Texas Education Agency
Silsbee Association For
Beaumont State Center For Human Development
Robinson Elemen
Tary School
Janet Harris Warden
L.O.A
Brenda Cooksey
Mollie Gaeckler
Michel Koester
Read Turrentine
Alice Sweet
Art
Elaine Warden
Kirby
Charlyn Chester
Diana Deckert
Robert Bruce Withers Ill
Ann Leigh Paret Reeves
Gladys Bryom
Claude B. Tarver
Mamie Stephens
C. B. Watts Jr
S. A. Wallace
Harold Gardner
Ronnie Nash
H. C. Muckleroy
O'Neil
P. G. Ellis
Read- Turrentine
Maurice Hobbs
Mathleen Brent
Robinson
Lorilei Ragan
Hazel Terry
Raymond McGallion
Ralph McClung
Roy Brewer
Dolores Fuller
Mary Frances Taylor
Area Auto Accidents Injure Seven In Woche Week
Seven people were injured in a series of traffic accidents reported by State and Silsbee law enforcement. The most serious victim was 20 year old Mark David Stout of Kirbyville, hospitalized after his 1974 Honda motorcycle was struck June 14 by a 1968 Plymouth driven by Bobby Leroy Taylor of Silsbee.
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Mark David Stout
Kirbyville
Bobby Leroy Taylor Jr
Silsbee
South Third Street
East Darwin Drive
Stout
Silsbee Doctors Hospital
St. Elizabeth Hospital
State
Honda
Plymouth
Bobby Leroy Taylor
St Elizabeth Hospital
Beaumont
T. D Shane Co
Highway
N. W. Barrow
the Bee
Nathaniel Johnson
Highway 327
Johnson
Mary Simmons
Dwayne Chimney
Mary Wady
Worker Hurt in Fall at Kirby Particleboard Plant
Fred Baggett 22 of Lumberton was injured Monday after falling 20 feet while working as an ironworker apprentice atop a steel beam at the Kirby Lumber Corp particleboard plant in Silsbee. He suffered multiple fractures and internal injuries but was in good condition at Baptist Hospital Beaumont on Tuesday.
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Fred Baggett
Lumberton
Kirby Lumber Corp
Silsbee
Baggett
Oscar Baggett
The
BEE
Beaumont’s Baptist Hospital
Silsbeelow FM
Kirby
Evans Products Co
Crosson Couple Guests at Florida Home Visit
Mr. and Mrs. Neal P. Crosson of Fort Walton Beach Florida visited recently in the home of Mr. and Mrs. Woodrow Cook. Mrs. Crosson is the daughter of Mrs. Cook.
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Neal P. Crosson
Fort Walton Beach, Fla
Woodrow Cook
Mrs.Crosson
Cook
C. W. Erickson Jr
Orange
Calif
J. H. Richardson
Mrs. Erickson
Mrs. Richardson
Beaumont and
Grand Jury Returns 12 True Bills in Hardin County
A Hardin County Grand Jury returned twelve true bills on June 17. Indicted for theft were John Allen Boutte Harold Norman Bell and Stanley Lee Pierce of Beaumont. Possession of marijuana involved Sherman Richard Lewis of Batson and Claudis Stevenson of Beaumont. Criminal mischief involved Norman Dale Drake and Douglas Drake of Silsbee. Cynthia Vintor Segrest of Beaumont faced forgery. Craig Harris of Silsbee faced aggravated assault. Betty Lou Henry of Woodville faced attempted murder. Additional charges included delivery of marijuana and burglary against suspects at large. Harold Cammack of Silsbee received a no bill. Jackie Ray Lee was no-billed for child desertion.
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Hardin County
Grand Jury
John Allen Boutte
Harold Norman Bell
Stanley Lee Pierce
Beaumont
Sherman Richard Lewis
Batson
Claudis Stevenson
Beau
55 Civil Criminal Cases Set In District Court
Hardin County district court will convene Friday July 19 to hear 55 civil and criminal cases. Civil dockets run Aug 19 26 Sept 3 9 and 16 with list of civil filings including Landry Gore Olivier King Doyen Hardage Seymour Hatcher etc. Criminal trial dates are Sept 23 30 and Oct 7 14 with cases awaiting later scheduling.
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Hardin County
Clyde E. Smith Jr
Erma A. Landry
Faye W. Gore
Serge A. Olivier
Bonnie Olivier
Westinghouse Credit Corp
John Love
Henry Thurston
George Burge
al First Nat'l Bank of Silsbee
B & D Electric.Co., Inc
Gehrig Brown Named Manager of Lam berton Savings Branch
Gehrig Brown was named manager of the Lam berton Branch of Hardin County Savings and Loan Association by president Robert A. Neyland. A 1962 Silsbee High School graduate, Brown attended Lamar University, served in the U S Marine Corps, and completed tax and real estate courses. He previously worked for the Hardin County Tax Assessor’s office and the Beaumont ISD Tax Office as chief deputy. He and his wife, parents of a daughter, belong to First Baptist Church in Silsbee and live at 420 McPherson Street.
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Gehrig Brown
Lamberton
Hardin County Savings and Loan Association
Robert A. Neyland
Brown
Silsbee High School
Lamar University
U.S. Marine Corps
Texas Association of Assessing Officers
Hardin County Tax Assessor
Beaumont Independent School
First Baptist Church
Silsbee
McPherson Street
Notable Family Return From Florida Vacation
Mr and Mrs H C David and their children Lynn and Harry Lee returned home Sunday after a vacation touring Florida. They visited Orlando Tampa Daytona San Augustine and Pensacola.
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H.C. David
Lynn
Harry Lee
Florida
Orlando
Tampa
Daytona
San Augustine
Pensacola
Robber Strikes Bell 7 11 In June Night Hold Up
Sheriff Billy Paine reports a masked young black man robbed Joyce Kelley at Bell 7 11 on Highway 327 around 11 p.m. June 13. The suspect demanded cash from the register and fled east toward Silsbee saying he needed to reach Houston. He is described as 5'6" to 5'8" tall, about 140 pounds, wearing a bluish gray shirt, blue slacks, gloves, and a nylon stocking over his head with a facial scar noted.
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Billy Paine
Joyce Kelley
Bell
Highway 327
Paine
County OKs Maintenance Salary Raise
Hardin County Commissioners held a brief special session Tuesday to approve a $50 monthly raise for assistant janitorial help and hire Doris McKinney on a 90 day temp basis at two dollars per hour. The raise takes effect July 1 and a $2,500 bond will be required for all maintenance staff. The DETCOG Workmen's Compensation Fund was tabled for further study as new insurance rules affect government entities.
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Hardin County
Doris McKinney
Deep East Texas Development Council
Detcog
Masons To Meet for Work in F. C. Degree
ISilsbee Lodge No. 927 AF and AM schedules a Friday night meeting on June 21 at 7 p.m. to perform F C degree work. Fellowcraft and Master Masons are invited per W M D L Cartrett and secretary D L Webb.
Silsbee Country Club Invitational Opens With Medal Play
The seventh annual Silsbee Country Club Invitational begins with qualifying rounds in medal play today. Beaumont’s Danny DuCote defends. The field is capped at 128 players, with rounds through Sunday June 23 and special prizes including a 1974 automobile for a hole in one on Hole 12 and gift certificates for top finishers. Gene Paramore presides as host association president. officers include Dr. Sam P. Copeland as vice president and Joe Watson as secretary.
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Silsbee
Imatch
Gene Paramore
Sam P. Copeland
Joe Watison
Farley Bowers
Ichairmen
Paramore
Paul Georgas
Burglars Steal 30000 Savings Certificate In City
Mrs. Burnon Crocker found her home broken into on June 6 with a camera coin collection and a pearl-handled revolver taken. A $30000 savings certificate was later reported stolen on June 11, described as hard to negotiate due to counter signature. Deputy Bruce Crovis investigated. Crocker resides in Artesian Lumberton.
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Paine
Leighs Return From Southwest Vacation Tour
Mr and Mrs James L Leigh came back Saturday from a trip to New Mexico and Arizona visiting the Painted Desert Petrified Forest Grand Canyon and other points of interest during their vacation.
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James L. Leigh
New Mexico
Arizona
Painted Desert
Petrified Forrest Grand Canyon
Lumberton Utility District Faces Election Contest
LMUD Board president Marcus Bowman says an election contest filed in May is in litigation. Beaumont attorney Hubert Oxford represents the District and filed a brief in Hardin County's 88th District Court to answer a 10 point petition submitted May 27 by Kerry Jean Bendy and eight others alleging irregularities in the April 27 election.
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Lumberton Municipal Utility District
LMUD
Marcus Bowman
Bowman
the Bee
Beaumont
Hubert Oxford
Hardin County
Kerry Jean Bendy
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Augie Saxe
B. L. Williams
T. D. Shane Co
Kountze
Annie Mae Hardage
Jim Seymour
R. L. iGillespie
Cardwell Mfg. Co., Inc
iHatcher Well Service, Inc
Arthur B. McWilliams
iMorris Moore
Chev. Inc
E. R. Nichols
Ellis Mills
Johnny Brooks
Peggy Thompson
Aline Soileau
Alice Elizabeth Lamb
Sue S. Levin
Paul Allen
Cherokee
Lumber Co., Inc
Sherry Gail Taff
Leslie
Letsinger
Horace D. Feagin
Dia Log Co
Henry H. Storm
Claude Thompson
Henderson Lee Issac
Kirby Lumber Co
Genevieve M. Nichols
U.S. Fidelity and Guaranty Co
Gordon QO
Gilder
Atchison, Topeka
Santa Fe Rwy
City of Silsbee
William T. Roberge
J. R. Smith
General Amer. Life Ins. Co
W. B. Cariker
Dba
W. B. Cariker Lumber Co
Freddie J. Anderson
Lillie Peal Butler
al C. M. Battle
United States Fidelity & Guaranty
Doris Miller
Missouri Pacific Railroad Co
L. M. Carsonet Ax
Chrysler Motors Corp
al Allen J. Scott
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Rwy. Co
Louise Rook
John Bruce Hillin
Herman Doucette
Gulf
Atlantic Life Ins. Co
Wanda Swan Et al
Lilliarm
Simmons
Windel E. Phelps
Holmes
Ethel W. Price
Hanover Inc. Co
Earl J. Duesler
Chicago
Ins. Co
Jerry Wayne Reeves
H. R
Kennedy David L. Hendrix
Delores C. Veasey
Thomas W. Cartwright Vs
B. James
Cavan Sheard
Temple White Co. Inc
John Rogers
Capitol County Mutual Fire Ins
Edgar L. Brookins Jr
International
James P. Anderson
Continental Insurance Cos
Emma M. Stewart
Howard J. Stengler
W. J. Drake
Big Six Drilling Co
Ann Leviness
Texas Gen
Indemnity Co
Chester L. Tyler
Texas
Ins
Norris FE
Green
Santa Fe
Rwy
Thelma Starke
Emme
Marianne Jones
James L. Trahan Sr
Sour Lake Motor Co., Inc
Raymond Eddins
North America
Charles A. Roberts
Curtis Wayne Padgett
Savings Loan
Silswe
Houston
County
Masons
Country Club
Lumberton Utility District
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